‘Participation declaration is bombastic cocktail of norms, values and culture’

1 month, 3 weeks ago

PvdA presses ahead with "become an Amsterdammer" plan

Companies in Amsterdam employing large numbers of international workers will have to do more to ensure their staff become “Amsterdammers” by offering them language, culture, and history lessons, if a motion drawn up by the city’s PvdA party is backed by councillors. The motion also suggests that big companies with large international workforces could invest in social housing as a …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Imperative to abide by Constitutional norms: Social Welfare Minister Mahadevappa

The Hindu

The 76th Republic Day celebrations in Mysuru were marked by patriotic fervour and zeal, and the Minister for Social Welfare H.C. Mahadevappa led the main celebrations held at Bannimantap Ground here on Sunday. This is the day on which the Constitution of India came into effect and the country became a Sovereign, Democratic, and Republic State, said Mr. Mahadevappa. Mr. …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Majority of Dutch people want government to focus more on domestic issues, survey finds

NL Times

A majority of Dutch citizens believe the government should prioritize domestic issues over international concerns, according to a new study by the Social and Cultural Planning Office. However, this sentiment does not equate to a desire for less international cooperation, as the majority still support the Netherlands’ membership in the European Union, and only 10 percent favor a potential "Nexit." …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dutch society is not becoming more divided, says think-tank

Dutch News

Even though many people in the Netherlands feel society is becoming more divided, trust between individuals and institutions remains stable, the government’s socio-cultural think tank SCP said on Tuesday. “Our society appears resilient in the face of challenges, but this social cohesion is not guaranteed… and there are significant disparities between different groups,” the SCP said in a new report. …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Foreigners' "norms and values" won't be registered, PM says

Dutch News

The government will not be specifically recording the “norms and values” of people living in the Netherlands who have roots abroad, despite a parliamentary vote in favour of the idea, prime minister Dick Schoof has said. On Monday a large majority of MPs voted for a motion requiring government bodies to research and record the “cultural and religious” values held …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

MPs agree to register cultural, religious values of immigrants

Dutch News

The Dutch parliament has voted in favour of a motion that will require government bodies to research and record the “cultural and religious” values held by Dutch nationals with roots abroad. The motion calls on the government to “keep details of the cultural and religious norms and values held by Dutch people with an immigration background”. “While the ‘real’ Dutch …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Review: Fraternity; Constitutional Norm and Human Need by Rajmohan Gandhi

Hindustan Times

We live in an epoch when the words “secular” and “socialist” were deleted from the preamble in copies of the Indian constitution presented to parliamentarians upon the opening of the new parliament. At a time when “one nation, one language, one religion” is the clarion call from many corridors, historian and former member of the Rajya Sabha, Rajmohan Gandhi, also …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Attempt To Realign Law And Society With Justice Is More Courageous Than Doing Nothing: CJI

ABP News

Mumbai: The Constitution of India is a remarkable homegrown product of self-governance, dignity and independence and while some speak of it in entirely adulatory terms, many others are cynical about its success, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday. The CJI, who was speaking at the first convocation ceremony of the Maharashtra National Law University in Nagpur, …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Is Amsterdam a tolerant city? Or is it time for a new social contract?

Dutch News

In 2018, former councillor Tjakko Dijk laid down a challenge. Speakers including sociology professors, a legal philosophy scholar, social inclusion experts and ‘bridge builders’ debated what tolerance might be, how the Dutch idea of ‘tolerance’ came about, whether Amsterdam is indeed a tolerant city – and, if not, what should be done about it. The debates have formed the basis …

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3 years ago

The Netherlands is no longer a religious country, says think-tank

Dutch News

The number of people in the Netherlands describing themselves as atheist or agnostic has outstripped those who are religious for the first time, the government’s socio-cultural think-tank SCP said on Thursday. Various surveys show that around half the population is agnostic or atheist and that is double the number since the first surveys in the 1960s and 1070s, the SCP …

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3 years ago

The Netherlands is no longer a religious country, says think-tank

Dutch News

The number of people in the Netherlands describing themselves as atheist or agnostic has outstripped those who are religious for the first time, the government’s socio-cultural think-tank SCP said on Thursday. Various surveys show that around half the population is agnostic or atheist and that is double the number since the first surveys in the 1960s and 1070s, the SCP …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Does the Netherlands have activist judges? They’re just doing their job

Dutch News

Judges are not stepping into the role of politicians as some on the right would claim, says professor Barbara Oomen. The term might well be used to shed light on a problem that doesn’t really exist, but it also obscures two issues which most certainly do. I might as well introduce a few difficult terms of my own and call …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Does the Netherlands have activist judges? They’re just doing their job

Dutch News

Judges are not stepping into the role of politicians as some on the right would claim, says professor Barbara Oomen. The term might well be used to shed light on a problem that doesn’t really exist, but it also obscures two issues which most certainly do. I might as well introduce a few difficult terms of my own and call …

Law Human Rights Netherlands Constitution Judges Rights Fundamental Rights

5 years, 2 months ago

Media and politicians, get over your pessimism about integration

Dutch News

It’s time for the media and politicians to overcome their pessimism about integration, says Leiden professor Leo Lucassen. 1990s Yet the groundwork had been laid as early as the 1990s by then VVD parliamentary party leader Frits Bolkestein, Fortuyn’s columns in Elsevier magazine and Paul Scheffer’s article ‘The multicultural tragedy’ in the NRC. It predicted a new conflict between ‘western …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Media and politicians, get over your pessimism about integration

Dutch News

It’s time for the media and politicians to overcome their pessimism about integration, says Leiden professor Leo Lucassen. 1990s Yet the groundwork had been laid as early as the 1990s by then VVD parliamentary party leader Frits Bolkestein, Fortuyn’s columns in Elsevier magazine and Paul Scheffer’s article ‘The multicultural tragedy’ in the NRC. It predicted a new conflict between ‘western …

Dutch Integration Fortuyn Think Migrants

5 years, 3 months ago

Shorts in the office? The lowdown on today’s business etiquette in the Netherlands

Dutch News

This summer, the Dutch social affairs ministry brought on an unexpected storm with an in-house magazine article on appropriate business dress for hot days: short skirts, it banged home in a tweet, should only be worn without tights if ‘the condition of the legs’ is good enough. The first survey into the national identity by the government’s socio-cultural think-tank the …

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5 years, 6 months ago

Call for 'birth certificates' of Dutch nation to go on permanent display

Dutch News

Two coalition parties have called for key documents from the foundation of the Netherlands to be put on show to make Dutch history more ‘visible’. Pieter Heerma and Klaas Dijkhoff, parliamentary leaders of the Christian Democrats and Liberal party respectively, plan to raise the issue during the two-day debate that follows the King’s speech and budget announcement this week. The …

Dutch History

5 years, 10 months ago

Universal suffrage is not so universal in the Netherlands

Dutch News

Not all taxpayers in the Netherlands are created equal and much needs to be done to ensure everyone has the right to vote, say Sally Wyatt and Hans Radder. It is 100 years since the introduction of universal suffrage and the lower house of parliament is organising a series of activities aimed at greater public awareness of the value of …

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6 years, 6 months ago

'Dutch people with different backgrounds are no longer timid newcomers'

Dutch News

The Netherlands is a pretty stable, well-integrated and prosperous country. You would think that after 50 years of cohabitation with large groups of non-natives the ‘white native’ would be used to the presence of other cultures. Here’s a small sample: this type of native Dutch person, sometimes lovingly called ‘the concerned citizen’ is adamant the borders should be closed to …

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6 years, 9 months ago

Citizenship to have key role in Dutch schools: ‘children are not born democratic’

Dutch News

All Dutch schools are to be required by law to give lessons in ‘citizenship’ so that children learn the ‘basic values of the democratic rule of law’. Education minister Arie Slob said on Tuesday that he was introducing draft legislation which will cover all schools, including private religious institutions, although schools will be able to devise their own lessons. ‘Therefore …

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6 years, 9 months ago

Citizenship to have key role in Dutch schools: ‘children are not born democratic’

Dutch News

All Dutch schools are to be required by law to give lessons in ‘citizenship’ so that children learn the ‘basic values of the democratic rule of law’. Education minister Arie Slob said on Tuesday that he was introducing draft legislation which will cover all schools, including private religious institutions, although schools will be able to devise their own lessons. ‘Therefore …

Democratic Schools Slob

6 years, 9 months ago

Gov't obliges Dutch schools to give good 'citizenship' lessons

NL Times

All Dutch primary- and secondary schools are obliged to give good "citizenship" lessons focused on the "basic values of the democratic constitutional state" in a new legislative proposal by Minister Arie Slob for Primary and Secondary Education, NOS reports. According to him, the "government aims to oblige the entire school community to make an effort to put into practice the …

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7 years, 4 months ago

Dutch pupils 'know little about democracy', new survey shows

Dutch News

Dutch secondary school pupils know less about democracy and civil rights than many of their peers in similar countries, according to a new international research project. The IEA’s International Civic and Citizenship Education Study found that while one in three Dutch pupils have a wide knowledge of citizenship issues, one in three have very poor awareness. The Dutch research, carried …

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7 years, 4 months ago

Dutch pupils 'know little about democracy', new survey shows

Dutch News

Dutch secondary school pupils know less about democracy and civil rights than many of their peers in similar countries, according to a new international research project. The IEA’s International Civic and Citizenship Education Study found that while one in three Dutch pupils have a wide knowledge of citizenship issues, one in three have very poor awareness. The Dutch research, carried …

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7 years, 6 months ago

Dutch national identity goes further than singing the Wilhelmus

Dutch News

National identity is about more than the national anthem, writes Kim Putters, head of the government’s social policy advisory body SCP. A rumour about including the national anthem in the school curriculum as part of the next government’s policy programme got tongues wagging. The Wilhelmus merely symbolises the need to pay more attention to historical and social developments in politics, …

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7 years, 6 months ago

Dutch national identity goes further than singing the Wilhelmus

Dutch News

National identity is about more than the national anthem, writes Kim Putters, head of the government’s social policy advisory body SCP. A rumour about including the national anthem in the school curriculum as part of the next government’s policy programme got tongues wagging. The Wilhelmus merely symbolises the need to pay more attention to historical and social developments in politics, …

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7 years, 6 months ago

'Freedom and equality are the basis of our society', says CDA leader

Dutch News

CDA leader Sybrand Buma has spoken about the importance of the ‘angry citizen’ in this year’s annual H.J. ‘Between young and old, between native and immigrant, between the well-educated and low skilled…’ But the concept of the ‘angry citizen’ is a strange one used by sociologists who clearly do not belong to the category, he said, ‘Angry citizens,’ he said, …

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7 years, 6 months ago

'Freedom and equality are the basis of our society', says CDA leader

Dutch News

CDA leader Sybrand Buma has spoken about the importance of the ‘angry citizen’ in this year’s annual H.J. ‘Between young and old, between native and immigrant, between the well-educated and low skilled…’ But the concept of the ‘angry citizen’ is a strange one used by sociologists who clearly do not belong to the category, he said, ‘Angry citizens,’ he said, …

Dutch Our Society Cda Buma

7 years, 7 months ago

New Dutch govt. wants schools to teach kids the national anthem

NL Times

The four parties currently negotiating forming a new Dutch government together want to obligate schools to teach their students the text, meaning and melody of the Wilhelmus, the Dutch national anthem, AD reports based on a draft text of the government agreement the newspaper managed to get hold of. The text written by the VVD, CDA, D66 and ChristenUnie also …

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7 years, 9 months ago

Immigrants in Netherlands must now pledge to uphold, support Dutch values

NL Times

On Tuesday the Dutch Senate voted in a legislative amendment which states that all immigrants to the Netherlands must sign a pledge to uphold and support Dutch values as part of their integration exam. The pledge will be preceded by a course in which the immigrant is introduced and made familiar with the standards, values and rules of Dutch society. …

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8 years ago

Dutch election: anti-rights rhetoric goes mainstream despite Wilders' defeat

Dutch News

Last week’s general election in the Netherlands was one of the most closely watched in years. But the fact that Geert Wilders’ radical right party failed to make major gains does not mean he has not had an impact, writes Anna Timmerman of Human Rights Watch. While most of the world was focused only on one party, the radical right …

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8 years, 1 month ago

Dutch voters most concerned about norms and values

NL Times

Dutch norms and values and immigration and asylum are the biggest concerns among Dutch voters at the moment, according to a study done by research agency Ipsos on behalf of Dutch broadcaster NOS. A massive 86 percent of Dutch voters are concerned about the norms and values in the country and 10 percent are very concerned. A large majority feel …

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8 years, 1 month ago

Schools struggle with government citizenship lesson demands

Dutch News

Dutch schools are struggling with increasing government demands about lessons in good citizenship which some say infringe on the right to freedom of education, the Volkskrant said on Wednesday. Currently, schools are allowed to deal with such subjects in their own way but education ministers Jet Bussemaker and Sander Dekker want to introduce legislation setting down which ‘key values’ schools …

Netherlands Schools Dutch Values

8 years, 1 month ago

Schools struggle with government citizenship lesson demands

Dutch News

Dutch schools are struggling with increasing government demands about lessons in good citizenship which some say infringe on the right to freedom of education, the Volkskrant said on Wednesday. Currently, schools are allowed to deal with such subjects in their own way but education ministers Jet Bussemaker and Sander Dekker want to introduce legislation setting down which ‘key values’ schools …

Netherlands Schools Dutch Values

8 years, 2 months ago

Minister aims to make participation contract compulsory in July

Dutch News

The Dutch government is pressing ahead with plans to require all non-EU citizens who move to the Netherlands to sign a declaration pledging to uphold Dutch values and to play an active role in society. Social affairs minister Lodewijk Asscher plans to introduce the contract, which people will have to sign before they start an integration course, from July 1. …

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8 years, 2 months ago

Minister aims to make participation contract compulsory in July

Dutch News

The Dutch government is pressing ahead with plans to require all non-EU citizens who move to the Netherlands to sign a declaration pledging to uphold Dutch values and to play an active role in society. Social affairs minister Lodewijk Asscher plans to introduce the contract, which people will have to sign before they start an integration course, from July 1. …

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8 years, 3 months ago

Critics dismiss 'worthless' new migrants' pledge to uphold Dutch values

Dutch News

A plan to make new migrants sign a declaration promising to observe Dutch customs and values has been widely denounced as ‘worthless’. Deputy prime minister and newly appointed Labour party leader Lodewijk Asscher said the document would make immigrants more aware of their social responsibilities. Integration test The Council of State and the national advisory committee on refugee issues said …

Dutch Sign Migrants

8 years, 5 months ago

VVD focuses on tax cuts and Dutch norms and values in election manifesto

Dutch News

The right wing Liberal VVD is focusing on tax cuts and integration in its manifesto for the March elections, which was published on Friday morning. The party wants to cut the tax burden by €10bn, invest an extra €1bn in defence, improve pensions and require newcomers to take compulsory lessons to learn Dutch norms and values. Creeping concessions Newcomers will …

Dutch Dutch Norms

8 years, 6 months ago

Health Min. calls Dutch to "rise up" against radical Islam

NL Times

Minster Edith Schippers of Public Health wants the Dutch to "rise up" against Islamic radicalism and to protect the Dutch culture, which she finds "much better" than other cultures, she said at the Hendrik Jan Schoo speech in Amsterdam on Monday. "It is time that we - all Dutch people who love our culture, our freedoms our social contract - …

Culture Dutch Islam Other Cultures Min Calls

8 years, 7 months ago

Student societies are officially part of Dutch cultural heritage

Dutch News

More famed for their bizarre initiation ceremonies, odd outfits and heavy drinking than their contribution to culture, Dutch student societies have been included in the country’s official list of immaterial traditions. The student societies ‘contribute to a lively, dynamic culture which fosters social cohesion and are important for the identity of many students in the Netherlands,’ the Dutch cultural heritage …

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8 years, 7 months ago

Student societies are officially part of Dutch cultural heritage

Dutch News

More famed for their bizarre initiation ceremonies, odd outfits and heavy drinking than their contribution to culture, Dutch student societies have been included in the country’s official list of immaterial traditions. The student societies ‘contribute to a lively, dynamic culture which fosters social cohesion and are important for the identity of many students in the Netherlands,’ the Dutch cultural heritage …

Traditions Dutch Netherlands Student Vie Initiation Ceremonies Dutch Cultural Heritage

9 years, 3 months ago

Dutch remain happy with life, more positive about Muslims

Dutch News

The Dutch are positive about their own personal situations but worried about the prospects for the next generation, according to a major new report on society in the Netherlands. The survey, by the government’s social policy think-tank SCP, was carried out in February before the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and the rise in refugee numbers. ‘The Dutch are relatively …

Dutch Muslims

9 years, 3 months ago

Dutch remain happy with life, more positive about Muslims

Dutch News

The Dutch are positive about their own personal situations but worried about the prospects for the next generation, according to a major new report on society in the Netherlands. The survey, by the government’s social policy think-tank SCP, was carried out in February before the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and the rise in refugee numbers. ‘The Dutch are relatively …

Dutch Muslims

9 years, 5 months ago

Three in four people are satisfied with Dutch democracy

Dutch News

Some 93% of the Dutch think democracy is the best way to run a country and 75% are satisfied with the way democracy operates in the Netherlands, according to a new report from the government’s institute for social policy SCP. However, half the population are unhappy with the way the Dutch government functions, the report, which is based on a …

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